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G-TUIJ? BGI-LGW 7-Mar-24 struck by ground vehicle.

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Old 8th Mar 2024, 15:34
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G-TUIJ? BGI-LGW 7-Mar-24 struck by ground vehicle.

Apparently the TUI flight (likely to be B789 G-TUIJ) Barbados to London Gatwick was stuck by a ground vehicle 30 minutes before take off on 7th Mar 2024

Passengers not happy about having to sleep in the airport.

Independet newspaper article says...

One passenger, Mark Pantlin, told The Independent: “We heard a loud bang half an hour before take-off. It appears to have been a vehicle carrying disabled passengers striking the aircraft.
“We were told by captain that it had been inspected locally and that UK engineers had said we were good to fly. But 20 minutes later they told that they were looking again.
“We were then told flight was cancelled and we would be staying the night and they were sorting out alternative flights.

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